Fender Lead II: Piflechien 's user review 4 User review from MGR/A Musician/ music enthusist from Ojai, CA USA about Fender Lead II : Fender Lead II Morse built a "Lead I 1/2" by adding a Lead II neck pickup to a Lead I and adding a 3rd toggle switch - but it was only a backup to his highly modded Tele. Intersting to mention some of the people who "played" Leads - I don't think Clapton ever played his; Fender gave hime one and he later gave it to the Hard Rock Cafe. Guitar Player | 1d. Fender introduced three budget-minded guitars in the Lead series in 1979. This is at my local store:1980 Fender Lead II all original (except for the the case).It plays great and looks good.Just a few scratches but overall it looks pretty clean.$550 is the lowest they will go.Think its worth it? NAMM 2020: St Vincent, Bono, Eric Clapton and Steve Morse are just a handful of names that have been associated with the Fender Lead series over the years, its history stretching all the way back to 1979.The unique-looking double-cutaways will be making their return this year, in the form of these Player Lead II and Player Lead III reissues. The first model sported a single ceramic-magnet bridge humbucker bound in a quirky, oversized casing, which was much larger than most conventional humbucking pickups at the time. Fender Lead II and III Review. 02/05/2007. Fender Lead II Single Coil Pickup Specifications. A pair of retro doublecuts that were sadly long forgotten. The DC resistance of the Lead II X-1 single coil pickup is approximately 7.5 kΩ (9600 coil winds) vrs (7600 coil winds) on a Stratocaster. Lead II single coil pickups have flat ALNICO polepieces. Can they find an audience in 2020?. Write a user review Ask for a user review. The Lead II used two single-coils, the Lead I featured one humbucker, and the Lead III had two humbuckers. Years of Production: 1979 - 1983 Playable, wallet-friendly and available in a variety of eye-catching finishes, the Lead II and Lead III are two very charming variations on a theme, that deserve a bit more attention at the second time of asking. The Lead Series consisted of three models – austerely named the Lead I, II, and III (four, if you count the prototype Lead Bass, which never made it to mass production).